Publications tagged with Petroleum

Title Publication Year Abstract Author Series Publisher
Atlas of major Texas oil reservoirs Atlas of major Texas oil reservoirs 1983

The search for oil, its development, production, and marketing have, for the better part of a century, been a fundamental part of the Texas economy. The history of Texas oil finders, from the self-educated wildcatter to the highly trained explorationist, is a part of Texas lore.

Galloway, W.E., Ewing, T.E., Garrett, C.M., Tyler, Noel, Bebout, D.G., Ambrose, W.A., Meador, Karen, Woodward, M.T. Atlases of Major Oil and Gas Reservoirs Bureau of Economic Geology
Petroleum source rock potential and thermal maturity, Palo Duro basin, Texas Petroleum source rock potential and thermal maturity, Palo Duro basin, Texas 1980

Samples collected from 20 geographically widespread wells in the sparsely drilled Palo Duro Basin were analyzed for total organic carbon content (TOC). Highest values of TOC, up to 6.9 percent, occur in Upper Permian San Andres dolomite in the southern part of the basin.

Dutton, S.P. Geological Circular Bureau of Economic Geology
Lower Permian facies of the Palo Duro basin, Texas:  depositional systems, shelf-margin evolution, paleogeography, and petroleum potential Lower Permian facies of the Palo Duro basin, Texas: depositional systems, shelf-margin evolution, paleogeography, and petroleum potential 1980

Lower Permian (Wolfcampian) strata of the Palo Duro Basin consist of thick, terrigenous clastic and carbonate facies that were deposited in (1) fan-delta, (2) high-constructive delta, (3) carbonate shelf and shelf-margin, and (4) slope and basinal systems.

Handford, C.R., Fredericks, P.E. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Petroleum potential of the Palo Duro basin, Texas panhandle Petroleum potential of the Palo Duro basin, Texas panhandle 1982

The Palo Duro Basin seemingly has all the elements necessary for hydrocarbon generation and accumulation: reservoirs, traps, source rocks, and sufficient thermal maturity. Porous facies in pre-Pennsylvanian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian strata are potential hydrocarbon reservoirs.

Dutton, S.P., Goldstein, A.G., Ruppel, S.C. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Sedimentary record of Cretaceous and Tertiary salt movement, east Texas basin:  times, rates, and volumes of salt flow and their implications for nuclear waste isolation and petroleum exploration Sedimentary record of Cretaceous and Tertiary salt movement, east Texas basin: times, rates, and volumes of salt flow and their implications for nuclear waste isolation and petroleum exploration 1984

Post-Aptian strata (younger than 112 ma) in the East Texas Basin were strongly influenced by halokinesis and recorded the evolution associated sate structures.

Seni, S.J., Jackson, M.P.A. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Stratigraphy and petroleum potential of pre-Pennsylvanian rocks, Palo Duro basin, Texas panhandle Stratigraphy and petroleum potential of pre-Pennsylvanian rocks, Palo Duro basin, Texas panhandle 1985

Pre-Pennsylvanian rocks in the Palo Duro Basin include (1) basal transgressive marine Cambrian(?) sandstones deposited over Precambrian basement, (2) overlying Lower Ordovician dolomites of the Ellenburger Group that formed when shallow seas covered much of the North American continent, and(3) Mi

Ruppel, S.C. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
The Thrall oil field 1916 Udden, J.A., Bybee, H.P. UT Bulletin
Geological conditions near Bridgeport and Chico, Wise County, Texas, with special reference to the occurrence of oil 1918 Bose, E. UT Bulletin
Geology and mineral resources of Crockett County with notes on the stratigraphy, structure, and oil prospects of the central Pecos Valley 1918 Liddle, R.A., Prettyman, T.M. UT Bulletin
Report on the oil and gas possibilities of the University Block 46 in Culberson County, Texas 1923 Beede, J.W. UT Bulletin